We regret that the Saskatchewan
Legislative Internship Program will not be
accepting any applications for the normal
October 2018 to May 2019 internship period.

Please check back in early 2019
for information concerning the 2019-2020
internship.

appointment of academic director

The University of
Regina and the University of Saskatchewan are
pleased to announce the appointment of Bob Cram
as Academic Director of the Saskatchewan
Legislative Internship Program, effective August
1, 2015.

Introducing:Bob Cram

Bob worked for the
University of Saskatchewan from 1985 to 2014 in
a variety of faculty and increasingly senior
administrative roles.Bob ended his career at the University as
the Executive Director of the Centre for
Continuing and Distance Education from 2006 to
2014. In
this role, he had overall responsibility for
most of the University’s distance education,
non-credit and ESL programming.Bob then served for ten months as the
Acting Executive Director of the Saskatchewan
Intercultural Association before taking on his
new role with SLIP.

Bob has
also served on many boards of not-for-profit
organizations and has been President of the
Learning Disabilities Association of
Saskatchewan and the Canadian Association for
University Continuing Education.The latter recently awarded him with an
honorary lifetime membership for his
contributions to the organization and the field.He has also been a recipient of the
Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal (2003) and the
University of Saskatchewan President’s Service
Award (1999).

Bob has Bachelor’s and
Master’s degrees in history from the University
of Saskatchewan and a Ph.D. in International
History from the London School of Economics and
Political Science, University of London.He is also a certified trainer in Crucial
Conversations, which has a strong focus on
communications for conflict resolution and
mediation.

The
Saskatchewan Legislative Internship Program
(SLIP) provides four university
students with a unique
educational experience each year.

The
eight-month program will give participants the
opportunity to use their theoretical knowledge
of government and parliament in a practical
setting. They will get first-hand experience
with the day-to-day work of elected
representatives from both the government and
opposition sides of the Legislative Assembly of
Saskatchewan.

The
Internship focuses on the role of the private
member. It provides interns with a perspective
of our legislators as representatives of their
constituents and as law-makers within our
parliamentary system of government. It
also creates a new and desirable service
for legislators by providing them with highly
qualified and enthusiastic assistants.

Furthermore, as citizens who better understand
the principles of our parliamentary system,
participants in the program will provide a
long-term benefit to the province and country.

Selection of Interns

The deadline for applications to participate in the program
is March of each year. Successful
candidates will begin their internship in
October of this year. Applicants are
reviewed by a committee consisting of the
director of the program, a representative from
the Office of the Clerk of the Legislative
Assembly, faculty members from the University of
Regina and the University of Saskatchewan, two
former Speakers of the House and one former
Intern. Interns are selected based on academic
qualifications, evidence of skills needed to
assist Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs),
interest in the parliamentary process and
current public affairs, and
personal qualities required to succeed in SLIP.

The
Saskatchewan Legislative Internship Program is
designed for third and fourth year undergraduate
university students in all academic disciplines, attending a recognized
Canadian university. The Program offers six
academic credits towards an undergraduate degree
at the University of Regina or the University of
Saskatchewan. Applications will also be accepted
from graduate students and recent university
graduates. Applicants must be permanent
residents of Saskatchewan, but may be
temporarily out of the province to pursue their
education at a non-Saskatchewan university.

Because of
the non-partisan nature of the Program,
applicants should not be actively engaged in
partisan political activities. This includes
being an officer, candidate, or staff member of
a political party in Saskatchewan. Past party
membership or participation as an election
campaign worker will not disqualify an
application and will be subject to review and
consideration by the Selection Committee.